Rose Hall is a community in the East Berbice-Corentyne

East Berbice-Corentyne

East Berbice-Corentyne is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and the regions of Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo...

 Region of Guyana

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

, located at 6°16′0"N 57°21′0"W. Rose Hall is 14 miles east of New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam, Guyana

New Amsterdam , located in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region, 62 miles from the capital, Georgetown, is one of the largest towns in Guyana. It is located four miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean mouth of the Berbice River, on its eastern bank, immediately south of the Canje River...

, and is the smallest town in Guyana.

History

Rose Hall was once owned by Dutch planters and later purchased by field slaves. In 1908, it acquired village status; and it wasn't until 1970 that it became a town. Rose Hall has an area of 13 km² and a population of about 8,000.

Rose Hall is divided into three wards: Middle Rose Hall, East Rose Hall and Williamsburg.

Points of interest

Rose Hall is hub for the surrounding areas where people comes to buy raw materials for clothing and grocery in the Berbice

Berbice

Berbice is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1815 a colony of the Netherlands. After having been ceded to the United Kingdom in the latter year, it was merged with Essequibo and Demerara to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831...

 region. It is lined with two banks and a stores lined the main public roads. Most of the stores are clothing stores and grocery stores. Rose Hall Town, is located 14 miles from Ne wAmsterdan and serves a central hub for lower and upper Berbice region.

Notable people

• Nezam Hafiz
  Nezam Hafiz
  Nezam Ahmed Hafiz was a Guyanese born American cricketer. Hafiz was a right-handed middle order batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace...
  
   (1969-2001), Guyanese-American cricketer, killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York City.